One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Third episode, tonight on TV, Monday, April 28, in prime time on Rai1, with Rai Cultura and 'Ulisse, il piacere della ...

In the wake of the 1821 Greek revolt, the Ottoman Empire instituted several changes to maintain control over the population, especially in its capital of Istanbul. Internal passports were issued ...

At Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul sends a renewed message of solidarity to Palestine – through art, memory and echoes of an ...

How can one date in history bear so much significance on one community?  On April 24, 1915, leaders of the Turkish Ottoman ...

Many travelers to Istanbul, Turkey ... basilica for almost 1,000 years before becoming a mosque during the Ottoman Empire. Officials are now working to preserve the historic domes of the monument ...

A Turkish court has jailed pending trial 18 employees of the Istanbul municipality on corruption charges, state-owned Anadolu ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan extended condolences to Turkey’s Armenian community on the anniversary of the 1915 exodus of Ottoman Armenians in a message to Armenian Patriarch of Turkey Sahak ...

Istanbul, Turkey CNN — Whether you’re ... his victory paved the way for the Ottoman Empire, which would last until 1922. To suggest to the world not only Islam’s superiority but also that ...